Nesbitt Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Nesbitt Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The surface lies 435 metres up. The water covers some 23 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 4.8 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. For supplies, Wawa is 77 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 266 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Nesbitt Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Nesbitt Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 16°C in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Nesbitt Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Pulaski Lake sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. For Nesbitt Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.